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Surah Lail(92)
IntroductionMain Ideas:
Highlights the difference between two ways of life : the right path and the wrong path
People that lead their lives in two different ways can not possibly have the same resultEx. A good student and a bad student don’t
deserve the same grades
IntroductionThe Surah has two parts to it:
Part One: Ayahs 1 – 11 Part Two: Ayahs 12 -21
Introduction: Part OneDifferent people strive (work towards
different things)To generalize, there are two key
categories of people Allah describes 3 characteristics of
each kind of person
Introduction: Part OneThe first kind of person:
1. Spends their wealth2. Is conscious of Allah and doing good 3. Who acknowledges the good as good
(knows or understands what is good)
For these kinds of people, Allah will make doing good easy for them and evil difficult
Introduction: Part OneThe second kind of person:
1. Miserly – does not want to spend their wealth
2. Doesn’t care about God 3. Denies what’s good or right
Allah will make easy for this kind of person doing evil and hard to do good
Introduction: Part OneAllah states that these two kinds of
people can never be equal If you are unequal in your work, how
can you expect to be equal in your result?
Introduction: Part TwoIn part two, Allah states 3 truths:
1. Allah did not leave people uninformed. He explained what is the right way and what is the wrong way in this life. (He sent the Messengers and the Quran)
2. Allah is the Master of this world and the next. He will give you whatever you seek. It is up to you to decide what you want.
Introduction: Part TwoIn part two, Allah states 3 truths
(cont.): 3. Those who reject the good and right
path will have to deal with the consequences and the consequence is going to be the Fire. Those who do good will be blessed by Allah.
Questions (Introduction)1. How many broad categories of people are
there? 2. What 3 characteristics does Allah use to
describe the first kind of person? 3. What 3 characteristics does Allah use to
describe the second kind of person? 4. What will Allah make easy for the first kind of
person?5. What will Allah make easy for the second kind
of person?6. What are the three truths that Allah discusses
in the second part of the Surah?
Ayah One: By the night when it enshrouds,
Notice how Allah swears by opposites: day and night
The same way night and day are opposites, good people and bad people are opposites
يغشى Gذا إ Gيل ﴾﴿والل
تجلى Gذا إ Gهار ﴾﴿والنAyah Two: and by the day when it breaks
in its glory,
Ayah Three: and by Him Who created the male and the female:
Notice that Allah again swears by opposites: male and female, boys and girls
The same idea is here: the same way that boys and girls are opposites, so are good people and bad people
The reason why Allah swears by opposites is because he wants to show that the two types of people are opposites and the results they will get are also opposites
Wنثى واأل الذكر خلق ﴾﴿وما
Ayah Four: surely your strivings are divergent.
This is Allah saying that the same way the night and day are opposires and the male and female are opposites, what people strive (work) after are opposites
Everyone struggles for a different causeSome people want to work hard only for
this worldOthers focus for the world in the Hereafter
لشتى Wم سعيك Gن ﴾﴿إ
Ayah Five: As for him who gave out his wealth (for Allah’s sake ) and abstained (from disobeying Him),Allah is describing the characteristics of
the first kind of person: Someone who doesn't’t worship their wealth
and spends whatever Allah gave them for good works and helping others
These people also worship Allah and don’t disobey Him
قى وات أعطى من ﴾﴿فأما
Ayah Six: and affirmed the Truth of goodness:
Another charactristic of the first kind of person is that they believe in the Truth and in goodness.
They have morals and they believe in Allah and Islam
GالحWسنى ب ﴾﴿وصدق
Ayah Seven: We shall facilitate for him the Way to Bliss.
Because of the struggles and good works of the first kind of people, Allah will make doing good deeds easy for them
Also, he will make doing bad deeds harder for them
Wسرى Gلي ل Wه Wر Wيس ﴾﴿فسن
Ayah Eight: As for him who was a miser and behaved with aversion (to Allah),
Here there is a contrast and Allah starts describing the second kind of person
The first characteristic is that the person is stingy – does not want to spend their money or doesn’t want to spend it for Allah’s cause
They also don’t care about Allah or His commands
They don’t care if they disrespect Allah or disobey his commands
واستغنى بخGل من ﴾﴿وأما
Ayah Nine: and denied the Truth of goodness:
The third quality of the person is that they deny the Truth and refrain from doing what is good
They deny what is good and what is right
GالحWسنى ب ﴾﴿وكذب
Ayah Ten: We shall facilitate for him the way to Hardship,
This means that Allah will make doing evil deeds easier for those people who want to do evil
Note that this does not mean that Allah will force anyone to do good or bad, it is ultimately the persons choice
Allah will just help them attain what they choose
GلعWسرى ل Wه Wر Wيس ﴾﴿فسن
Ayah Eleven: and his wealth shall be of no avail to him when he perishes.
This person’s wealth will not be able to them
Because when you die, you can’t take any of your wealth with you
You can only take your deeds with you
تردى Gذا إ WهW مال Wعنه Gي Wغن ي ﴾﴿وما
Questions (Ayahs 1-11)1. What things does Allah swear by in this surah? 2. Why does Allah swear by opposites? 3. List the 3 characteristics of the first kind of
person?4. What will Allah facilitate (make easy) for the
first kind of person?5. List the 3 characteristics of the second kind of
person?6. What will Allah facilitate for the second kind of
person?7. What will not avail (can not help) the second
kind of person?
Ayah Twelve: Surely it is for Us to show the Right Way,
Allah took the responsibility of informing mankind of what the right way and the wrong way is
He didn’t leave mankind to figure out the world by themselves
He guided us by giving us a conscience, the Messengers, and the Books including the Quran
للهWدى علينا Gن ﴾﴿إ
Ayah Thirteen: and to Us belong the Next Life and the present.
Allah is the Master of both world, this world and the Hereafter
Whoever wants this world, Allah can give it to them
Whoever wants the next world, Allah can give that to them
Wولى واأل لآلخGرة لنا Gن ﴾﴿وإ
Ayah Fourteen: I have now warned you of a Blazing Fire,
Allah warned all of us to try to be like the first person because if you are bad, then you will have to deal with the consequences
Those who do evil in this world must face punishment in the next world
The punishment is the Hellfire
تلظى نارا Wم Wك ﴾﴿فأنذرت
Ayah Fifteen: where none shall burn except the most wicked,
Good people are not going to be punished or have to deal with a harsh afterlife
Only bad people will have this result, or have to go through this punishment for their actions
األشقى Gال إ يصالها ﴾﴿ال
Ayah Sixteen: who rejected the Truth, calling it falsehood and turned his back on it.
It will be those people, the second kind of person, who rejected Allah and Islam
These people will deal with the Hellfire
وتولى كذب ذGي ﴾﴿ال
Ayah Seventeen: But the God fearing shall be kept away from it,
Those who feared Allah and did good deeds knowing that they will have to meet Him in the Hereafter, they will be saved from the Fire
األتقى Wها ب Wجن ﴾﴿وسي
Ayah Eighteen: the God-fearing who spends his wealth to purify himself;
It will be those people who gave in charity and spent their wealth for Allah’s sake
They will be saved from the Fire
يتزكى Wماله Gي Wؤت ي ذGي ﴾﴿ال
Ayah Nineteen: not as payment for any favors that he received,
These good people who spent their wealth for charity and good things did not do it for selfish reasons or to boast off what they did
Gعمة ن مGن Wنده Gع حد Gأل وماWجزى ﴾﴿ت
Ayah Twenty: but only to seek the good pleasure of his Lord Most High.
These good people actually spent their money for Allah’s cause so that He would be pleased with them
Gعمة ن مGن Wنده Gع حد Gأل وماWجزى ﴾﴿ت
Ayah Twenty-One: He will surely be well-pleased (with him).
These good people will also be please by what Allah will reward them with
Allah will be pleased with them and they will be pleased with Allah
يرضى ﴾﴿ولسوف
Questions (Ayahs 12-21)1. Who took the responsibility to show the
right way?2. What did Allah provide that can help
give us guidance?3. Who will be thrown into the Hellfire?4. What are the characteristics of those
who will be saved from the Hellfire?5. Why does the good people spend their
wealth? 6. Who will be pleased with Allah and why?
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